Clues by E. Chalkley in 1978-1979
Azed competitions from 314 to 366 All clues by E. Chalkley | 1978-1979 Honours list
Azed competitions from 314 to 366 All clues by E. Chalkley | 1978-1979 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Chalkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | PODESTA | VHC | Disheartened writer like Dante could be eating his words before one | odes in p(ar)t + a, & lit. |
| 323 | (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent) | VHC | Putting our country first, the first of our opening bats | UK + initial letters |
| 358 | UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number) | VHC | Pup, perhaps, a tailless one about to leave a trap | leave; pu(p) (rev.) + start; ref. greyhound racing |
| 366 | MONKEY-SHINE | VHC | The roguish trick meant one noticing, initially, the bit inserted ‘… to furnish light’ | first letters + key + shine; ref. puzzle |
HCs awarded in competitions:
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
332 NUT-CASE
340 BOOKSIE
349 ODDCOMESHORT
362 SEA-SOLDIER